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- Fayetteville, North Carolina’s J. Cole has gone from envisioning himself as one of the greats to calling them his peers. From his first mixtape, 2007’s The Come Up, to his first of three Platinum albums with no features, 2014 Forest Hills Drive, Cole has been charting his own place in the game. Although he’s experienced his own share of bumps along the way (notably his idol Nas reception to Cole’s “Work Out,” which Jermaine addressed on “Let Nas Down”), Cole has stayed true to the only person that mattered: himself.
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Truly offensive to say he solidified himself in the industry with “Middle Child” in 2019. That’s a WILD TAKE when this man had 3 platinum albums and countless classic singles dating back to 08!
EXACTLY!! Shit pissed me off honestly
Agreed!
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middle child was wack
Jovan Legister Middle child ain’t even top 10 Cole song bro that’s crazy 🤦🏽♂️ the disrespect
Drake got the undeniable hits.
Kendrick spits the raps that amazes me.
But i feel Cole in my soul, man.
So true
This 🔥🔥🔥
Cole touches the soul
This is the realest comment
This is the one
D. Coleman best comment ever
Can’t believe this guy actually said it was middle child that nailed J.coles spot in hip hop 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️, as if he wasn’t putting out bangers before that
evanhensley11 right?!
Swear this dude knows 0 about Cole. I had to start it over to make sure that's what I heard.
It makes sense though if you think about it. Yah he had bangers but the mainstream came with Middle Child.
@@mylesguy2354 just no...
Amilyon Guy no, your absolutely wrong, J cole has mainstream attention since 2017
This made me realize how much I miss J.cole's music and the words he says. he's just a different rapper that still seems underrated
@Desmond Alohan He ain't dropping nothing either smh lol
I really don’t know how anyone can consider J.Cole underrated.
@@kanerobertson7930 cause he should be I'm the goat conversations
@@EZR725 I waited 9 months to say yes he isss
@@thatsbeenit1656 may 14th!!!
Cole went from Chris Brown to Bob Marley.
Fr 😭😹
No🧢
no u jus did not say chris brown kml
Chris and Bob are both legendary
Yh
Jesus, early J. Cole sounded exactly like Eminem
0:59
i was tryna rap like eminem
@@mayrln Yeah, i saw that. I was just pointing out how not only the flow and the cadency were similar, but the actual voice itself was.
@@mayrln he sounded exactly like eminem tho
Cage too.
Luís Pereira that just shows you, EM done birthed a lot of these nigga’s, despite what dusty jamar has to say.
It's weird to talk about the evolution of J. Cole without mentioning the empire of Dreamville that he has created. Great vid tho much love. All hail King Cole the GOAT
Malik Yassein facts
cole definetly aint the goat
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@@arstar5435 he definitely is stfu
Was just wondering why dreamville wasn't really mentioned
I still remember when most people called J. Cole boring. It wasn’t until he dropped 2014 Forrest Hill Drive, that he turned haters into fans. I never understood why they called him boring in the first place
they're just listening to gooba dats why they say jarmaine is boring
Born Sinner album was heat tho
ppl still think he's boring to this day 🤦🏾♂️
He def has a song addressing people who dickride and hate till they see him face to face and it’s all cool lol love him
People dont listen with their brains no more, idk if that makes sense
The title should've been:
*J. Cole's hair growth*
Riccardo Fontanesi facts 😭
😂😂😂😂😂
super saiyan cole
Lol
Was thinking the same thing during the video lol
2014 Forest Hills Drive is one of the greatest albums of all time.
Edit: J. Cole is the G.O.A.T.
Yet u have rodeo from Travis Scott as it profile pic
I'm not saying the album ain't trash, but if u claiming it you might as well rock with it.
Niqqa 4 your eyes only is miles better
@@Ygshey Ay yo check me out th-cam.com/video/kGtnWYbELPA/w-d-xo.html
@@ghoul2494 that stuff average bro maybe u just need better production tho
@@johnagyiri8362 You can like Travis and Cole at the same time you know. Just cause I got Rodeo as my profile pic doesn't mean I can't support other albums. I just have Rodeo as my profile pic cause 2014 Forest Hills Drive is already my Desktop background. No hate, its all love, I respect y'all opinions. But at the same time, I love and appreciate my Hip Hop, my beliefs. Peace.
J Cole won’t be appreciated until he’s gone.
He's appreciated
@@deonnelson9780 not as much as he should be
Rayvon Lewis he lives for ever
sad af
@@salahisthenextmessi5373 nah he considered one of the best
The longer J.Coles dreads grow, the more legendary he becomes
Still confuses me how J. Cole only has one Grammy... 🤦🏾♂️
Kris Aziabor He should get recognized for Fall Off when that drops
Kris Aziabor he just doesnt fw the grammys at all nor does he really care about them
Kris Aziabor Got unlucky and dropped the same year as TPAB
@@shawnhumphreyii1352 Yh I agree if TPAB didn't drop around that time. FHD would have won that grammy for sure but I ain't complaining.
Shawn Humphrey II Facts
It's so strange seeing J. Cole rap like Eminem, I had a double take there
He lowkey sounded just like old em, I didn’t believe it at first
Shit Kendricks album 'C4' is him just rapping on mainly Wayne beats while tryna rap like wayne. One of the craziest musical evolution is Mac Miller's though.
Word!!! But sounded dope tho & the 2nd track too.
The storm is an amazing song tho I remember when i first discovered it
FHD is the definition of a generational album. Something people would find refreshing to listen in the upcoming decades.
NJ Stylez fym they all are
It's good nothing special
Listened to it a few days ago, still gives me goosebumps. Cole is a legend.
@@brashadcarr6759 It's one of the best albums of our generation period. MBDTF, TPAB, Good Kidd M.A.A.D. City, 2014 Forrest Hills Drive. Those are the 2010s Illmatic, All eyez on me, Enter the Wu Tang type shit.
and for sure it would inspire people from the upcoming generation to make a similar type of vibe like FHD
J. Cole albums ranked (In my opinion)
1. 2014 Forest hills drive
2. 4 your eyez only
3. K.O.D
4. Born sinner
5. Friday night lights
6. Sideline story
7. The warm up
8. The come up
Replie yours : )
My favorite single was apparently
2 born sinner
3 fnl
Rest is good
My favorite was born sinner but 2014 forest hill drive is the best no cap
FNL is pretty low
@@Ygshey Changed my opinion after a month or so after commenting this I guess it will be on top 3 maybe 2nd
“First things first Rest In Peace uncle Phil “
(Edit)
Thx for the likes don’t care if you like but plz reply to finish the lyrics
"For real, you the only father that I ever knew"
If I get my bitch pregnant, ima be a better you
Prophecies that i made way back in the ville
Fulfilled
listen even back when we was broke like team ill
martin luther king would've been on dreamville talk to a nigga
Nobody can call this man’s music trash he literally saved real rap
No cap
He's trash. There, someone said it.
i know real music so in short, you don’t know real music?
i know real music isn’t that ironic 😭you don’t know real music at all
Him and Kendrick fosho
My step-dad really changed my taste in music ever since he came into my life. He introduced me to J.Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Drake etc. I'm quite young and not many people in my grade know about J.Cole. J.Cole is by far one of my not only favourite rappers but also music composers. For Your Eyez only being my favourite with 2014 Forest Hill Drive being close behind. Coles lyrics in For Your Eyez Only really changed my perspective of the world and I'm forever greatful for it. Thank you Dad. Thank you J.Cole.
Born sinner mannn, that album is SO underrated! Change my mind. Listen to chaining day, born sinner, land of the snakes, land of the snakes, LAND OF THE SNAKES, forbidden fruit, is she gon pop, and RUNAWAY! Those are all underrated but so good!
Fr, my favorite j cole album!
Runaway my favorite song on that album 🔥🔥
EMPHASIS ON LAND OF THE SNAKES
What about "she knows"?! That is a classic
@@lurox5183 that’s a banger that not many talk about
Dang we’re getting old.
Kendrick, Cole, Drake, Nicki, A$AP, Sean, Meek and others are considered legends now...a decade + in, that’s crazy.
nicki ??
sean and meek aren't legends bruh
I rmr when they were the new ones in the rap game. Damn
Meek ? Lol
Kendrick, Cole, Drake for sure
A$AP and Meek are close to great so they aren’t there yet
Nicki is, but doesn’t carry herself like one.
Sean isn’t close to great in any regard
J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar are the GOATs as of current.
you still hating on Drake huh?
Sabel_ drake is not a 🐐 bro
@@terriongreene6382 He is.
TheycallmeMonty xx explain How because besides sales drake ain’t shit
Sabel_ Drake is not as good a lyricist as Kendrick or J. Cole.
Our generation really needs him, he’s really 1 of 1
Nobody:
Rdcworld1:
J Cole...Jermaine. Cole.
(cries at the beginning of the video)
J. Cole's commercial success:
Cole world: platinum, #1 on billboard, 218k first week
Born sinner: 2x platinum, #1 on billboard, 297k first week
Forest hills drive: 3x platinum, #1 on billboard (dropped on a tuesday), 371k first week (one week notice, no pre-released singles, no promo, no features, breaks streaming records)
4 your eyez only: platinum, #1 on billboard, 492k first week (one week notice, only 10 tracks, no pre-released singles, no promo, no features, every track certified gold or above)
KOD: platinum, #1 on billboard, 397k first week (3 day notice, no pre-released singles, no promo, no features, breaks streaming records again)
Revenge of the Dreamers 3 (not a solo J. Cole album): platinum, #1 on billboard, 115k first week (most collaborative hip hop album to ever hit number one).
One of the most consistent artists ever
Came into the game as the 🐐
facts bro, and people still have the audacity to call him trash it’s disappointing
@@daxweigand4174 even jesus had haters
Damn that's nuts when you break it down like that jeeez!! Lol
woah that's kinda huge, i always thought that he was hella underrated
Cole's verses on A lot and Pretty little fears just impresses me. That man's take on life and the sheer amount of lyrical skill that he has just hits differently. Especially A lot 's verse. That is so real and flows sooooooo well.
What about OSOM
Bro right?!
He's literally getting better when it comes to flows. He has more flows now than he ever has and can adapt to any track
That tydollasign verse and song though
@@philipvalley1914 Perfect example
Tbh KOD was slept on I thinks it’s really underrated
how the HELL did 4yeo not get a grammy im still mad
I'm also mad rn
All of Dreamville are mad underrated
So frustrating every artist on the labe deserv to blow up but everyone just tryna listen to dumb shit ab fake gang shit
@@Ringperfect yeah all of them deserve to be the mainest mainstream and get hella listeners
No doubt they are
How bad Bas is underratated shocks me
@@YetiAndaBoy yeah but also Earthgang, Lute and the others
Hot take: 4 your eyez only is the most underrated album of all time
Zach ary it came out after forest hills drive. It’s gets over looked because of the expectations of that project
Born sinner?
After that it’s birds
Zach ary man i loved that album
Fax
the longer his hair grows the more legendary he becomes
Wet Dreamz is when he truly solidified is place in the industry!
To any viewers who have not listened to The Warm Up. Please do yourself a favour and listen to that. IMO one of Cole's best projects ever. 👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿
Facts
I agree.
Amen
The warm up is the stuff
Can I live is my favorite cole song, love the whole Project
Yeah now, I'm gonna need that Eminem and J.Cole Collab. No excuses.
MaLeVoLenT D man I’ve been saying this for a couple of years now. It’s one of the things that I want to see the most.
MaLeVoLenT D th-cam.com/video/Xf-Hip0GGCY/w-d-xo.html
It would need to be a song where Em raps slow and rides the beat rather than spazzing out. Otherwise I dont think the 2 styles could gel together
@@aryansharma2250 but i think J Cole can speed up.. either way.. i think it can be done.. Em and Cole are literally my Fave
Cole and kendrick would be better. I don't think em's style would fit a flow like cole has
2014 Forrest hill drive will forever be one of the best albums of all time
You can’t get music like Cole’s music today. That shit rare like Diamond plated Toilet Tissue
He wasn’t really dissing Lil Yachty or Uzi on Everybody Dies, it was just in general of all the new wave “Lil” rappers.
Not only the lil rappers. he dissed the "OG gatekeep" and fake deep rappers. He was just proving that the middle is the best
It was lil pump, cause lil pump dissed him first
@@thearc5178 you think j cole cares? Plus the "Diss track was in
2017" and the song came out in 2015 or 2016 not sure. J cole didn't mention anything with Mr pump.
@@jokubas3391 I meant 1985
@@thearc5178 In the video it was talking about "Everybody dies". 1985 wasn't directed at lil pump ether. It did mention someone dissed him who is.mr pump. But it was directed at all new rappers and it wasn't even a Diss. He just gave some advice
“Diamonds are forever like family, and loyalty.”
A lyric meant for J Cole.
Or real rap songs like cream or my melody
Cole and Gang Starr together lit af🔥
cole under pressure what's that make? 😤
who here to reminisce after listening to Off-Season :)
2014 Forest Hills Drive is probably one of the best rap album of the 2010s.
"No role modelz and I'm here right now"
The Reaper th-cam.com/video/Xf-Hip0GGCY/w-d-xo.html
No role models to think of
@@vikkiix searching through my memory, my memory I couldn’t find one
@@elnibezawork3317 last night i was getting my feet rubbed
@@tropical_4106 by the baddest bitch
On the thumbnail:
first picture-young Simba
Second picture-grown Simba
Third picture-King Simba
Having the dreadlocks perfectly display that lol. He should make a track called king Simba. I've been listening to him for around...10 years(damn I'm old) and I'm so happy to see him grow all this time!
Blackflame 2020 he should!
Well he does have Return of Simba js. Fire track
@@michaelsalfaro yeah I know, one of the first songs I heard of him lol. Would be nice though
I saw J.Cole in concert a few years in Brooklyn for the 4 your Eyez only tour. I was crying for most of the concert while singing/ rapping to the songs, because he is such a genuine conscious human. :) I wish him more success.
🤣🤣
Return of Simba will forever be my #1 J.Cole song
It’s underrated how much influence Eminem has on these rappers
except it’s not good influence
Facts. Kendrick Lamar, J Cole, Hopsin, Big Sean, Joyner Lucas, etc wouldn't be rapping without Eminem.
@@GavinBryce Um noo
John Wayne exactly
will ehh that’s a bad take. It’s obvious that Em has influenced many people to take seriously the technical craft of the game. No one is saying he is the end all be all of influence but to say that he has had a bad influence is baffling to be honest.
Cole world No blanket
durk io they in quarantine, fbi chillin rn
durk io we are
FBI fbi is a j cole fan??
Brig Walter sadly yes
Wsp fbi we got another case on our hands.
They haven’t mentioned Truly Yours 1/2 , one of Cole earliest mixtapes .
Is She Gon Pop and Tears for ODB def deserve their praise
Crunchtime tho?? Shit is top tier
Kenny lofton
Rise above
Genius, y’all killed it with this one 🔥🔥thank you for taking the time to briefly go over the Goats rap career 🐐
He's going down as one of the greatest of all time. He was instrumental of changing the trajectory of hip hop and music in general in the early 2010's.
I call that the Forgotten Renaissance because the Oldheads were so focused on trashing the worst of Hip Hop back then they missed a brand new 90s Esque wave... now look at the game
doctor: “you have 15 minutes and 4 seconds left to live”
me:
brianna reeder th-cam.com/video/Xf-Hip0GGCY/w-d-xo.html
Damn girl you got a onlyfans ?
conch . HAHAHAHAH
Ads: *I'm about to ruin this woman's entire career *
J. Cole literally went from Young Simba to looking like Mufasa lol
Thank you for making this! Cole and Mac Miller have always been artists I've bumped on the regular growing up out of high school with a deaf single mom and 3 kids these artists have had the biggest influences in my life.
Friday night lights is still the greatest thing I've ever heard
L W No lie there
That mixtape was amazing. I played that tape for years straight
You need to listen to more music
i listen to all sorts of genres! i was speaking on hip hop and j Cole in particular . i love born sinner, sideline story, warm up, ect but that one spoke to me the most ig
Of all fucking time.
This man is a legend alone for signing JID. And also he's one of the best of all time lmao
JID is a better rapper than Cole
@@MyPimpinAfro14 speed yes but story songs nah
@@neptuneisntfun4561 I don't care about speed??? Im talking about flow, word creativity, versatility, lyrical flexibility, tone, clarity, punchlines. Storytelling isn't the only criteria
@@MyPimpinAfro14 ok sorry i thought you were going for what everyone does
thekickback might be a better Rapper but he don't make better music
This does a terrible job of highlighting Cole’s accomplishments.. This is like someone who never REALLY followed Cole got told to make a piece about him...
Man oh man!
Such a video without a single dislike to it!
Shows how much people have come to respect and cherish what Cole has achieved in the industry. My GOAT
I see j cole, I click.
Cole's evolution is one of the best in rap history
THIS NEEDS AN UPDATE , NOW! :)
I would just like to say thank you for putting lots of effort into this video. Very well done.
Undoubtedly the greatest rapper of our generation.
Kendrick Lamar
And K.Dot
And drake
Can we add denzel curry
bobby smurda's hat not yet
Can't wait til J. Cole drops this album...
New album?
@@neptuneisntfun4561 yep.
@@neptuneisntfun4561 It would be called 'The Fall Off' releasing some time in 2020.
@@RohanSingh-bl2sq I'm legit scared that this whole virus situation would affect music projects around the world- and fall off being postponed is my biggest fear
I appreciate you putting this out brother thank you
Bruh, THIS is the type of videos y’all need keep putting out!! 👌🏾
Only bad part about this video is that it ended.
yes finally j cole
Man I like him so much .I can't even explain
Goosebumps bro...thanks for this. J.Cole is one of the realest and best of all time!
“my brains packed with more line than ‘caine addicts these insane raps should stay wrapped in a straight jacket” 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Overheads like ceiling fams
That line stood out to me the most from this whole video . I am not a fan , recently learned who he is and watched this video to learn more , thought everything was okay then i heard that bar .....okay he is fire
Maybe I'm spoiled by battle rappers. But a bar like that would boo'd or zero reaction on a battle rap stage lol
I love J.Cole he’s my favorite rapper
🐐
You have a good taste in music then 💯
You should listen to Russ then.
@@NEXC Russ? LMFAOOOO
@@grump9283 sorry
Bro listening to J Cole makes you a better person. It makes you a superior version of your past.
4YEO is a such a great album. I dunno why some people still think it’s not that great. The concept behind the album is superb.
Who else is waiting for “The Fall Off”?🙋🏾♂️
Bruh Cole got us waiting for it
Lmao it gonna be a classic
Friday night lights is so good too
Riley Norkie Id rather wait for it so he can perfect it then get it now
Coming out October 2020
I thought I listened to all Cole songs, time to listen to that 13-year old cole!
Cole performed every single song of the FHD album every single night of that tour. Not just the hits cause every song is a hit. 🐐. Not everybody can do that
That has to be one of the greatest live shows in this generation
GUYS, PLEASE STOP HATING THEM FOR SAYING MIDDLE CHILD SOLIDIFIED COLE.
He meant that the line, "Dead in the middle of two generations" was Cole literally placing himself into where he thought he belonged in the industry. He wasn't saying that Middle Child was the song that solidified him.
“Young Simba been a lion from the start.” - J. Cole 🦁
Never been this early , only for Cole
This is why I love GENIUS. Nothing but quality and also
“First things first Rest In Peace uncle Phil“
- Coleworld 👑
I LOVE these videos. Great work, y’all. Now, will go binge J Cole lol
"I know my debut will ship, but is it gon' sell (sail)"
Damn...
I guess it's in God's hands, I make the type of pieces that make Jesus say God damn that's for you non believers, I'm the truth only time will teach you, and fuck the haters probably never loved they're momma's neither, Ole bitter ass, sit around the middle class homes with computers on hating on the newest songs, While y'all was browsing I was taking out the student loans, Tryna do this shit better than niggas we grew up on.... Name a fuckin song I ain't threw up on... 🐐🐐🐐 nuff said💯
J. Cole was the rapper that opened me to the whole rap genre, and my favourite song of all time by him is Immortal. I’ve listened to the song for so many years and never gotten sick of it.
immortal is a god tier song.
9:53 Damn man, you really did him dirty. He showed up to that interview and nailed it. He was the most lucid, most present person I’ve ever heard and you choose *that??*
This is the one I’ve been waiting for. Thank you.
Legend, crazy how he lowkey sounds like Eminem in the early days
Hearing cole on family and loyalty was such a treat. I truly think he’s one of the best to do it. Seems like a great man.
Damn this like a mini doco, one of the best rap videos ive seen in a while. I never knew this much about j coles old stufd, still my favourite artist, his lyrics always giving me shivers.
Hey Genius, I didn't even finished the video but I stopped it 'cause wanted to say thank you. Videos like these are just amazing, like really, you're just rockin it
Apparently was my favourite track.. was pure master class form him.
Real
That's a banger 🔥
such a classic song
69 likes
I can say that after watching this being a huge j Cole fan I'm satisfied
good job genius
KOD: Kids On Drugs, King OverDose, Kill Our Demons
I was expecting much but this was actually a really great video
2014 Forest Hills Drive is something different.
KOD is insanely AMAZING
Legend says the longer the hair the wiser the man
A legend and a genius. Amazing how he didn’t let the “rap game” change him.... it’s crazy how you can literally hear the difference between “can’t get enough” and “love yourz”
Man job well done on the video kept me interested the whole time
Is it just me or is Genius uploading more during the quarantine?
iTunes Gift Card why do you think they’re called geniuses?
2014 Forest Hills Drive is the best album of all time, chance my mind.
I think you've already made your mind up. Only thing I can say is listen to more music.
@@MyPimpinAfro14 danm a nigga can't have a opinion ?
This was one of the best Genius videos on the channel
“Partially functional, half of me is comfortable “
The other half is close to the Cliff, like Mrs. Huxtable
These boys got them hoslters and clips they pack like Lunchables
Like white boys in grade school while we ate school made food !
Just eyeing they shit, wish I was trying they shit
Knowing when momma hit the store she wasn't buying that shit